Johnson v. Paige

Plaintiff is the personal representative of the Estate of Isaiah Johnson, who died after falling down the stairs of defendant’s residence while a social guest there. Plaintiff’s amended complaint charged the defendant with negligence:

"1. In wilfully providing and serving decedent intoxicating liquor when he knew or should have known of decedent’s intoxicated state and then allowing decedent to attempt to negotiate the stairs from which decedent fell.

"2. In failing to warn decedent of the steepness and dim lighting on the steps of which decedent was unaware before allowing decedent to…